My boy builds coffins with hammers and nails
He doesn't build ships, he has no use for sails
He doesn't make tables, dressers or chairs

He can't carve a whistle cause he just doesn't care

My boy builds coffins for the rich and the poor

Kings and queens them all knocked on his door
Beggars and liars, gypsies and thieves
They all come to him 'cause he's so eager to please


My boy builds coffins he makes them all day
But it's not just for work and it isn't for play

He's made one for himself
One for me too
One of these days he'll make one for you


My boy builds coffins for better or worse
Some say its a blessing, some say its a curse

He fits them together in sunshine or rain
Each one is unique, no two are the same


My boy builds coffins and i think it's a shame
That when eachones been made, he can't see it again
He crafts every one with love and with care

Then its thrown in the ground and it just don't seem fair

My boy builds coffins he makes them all day

But it's not just for work and it isn't for play
He's made one for himself
One for me too

One of these days he'll make one for you